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Shaun Casey

October 29, 2021

U.S. Presidents Have Met with the Pope since 1919

Senior Fellow Shaun Casey is quoted in this NPR article, where he discusses the history of visits between the pope and U.S. president and highlights areas of mutual collaboration between Pope Francis and President Biden in light of their October 2021 meeting in Rome.

Katherine Marshall and Azza Karam in conversation

October 28, 2021

Katherine Marshall on the Work of Dr. Azza Karam

In this video, Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall speaks on the work and impact of Dr. Azza Karam, secretary general of Religions for Peace International. The video was produced by the Elijah Interfaith Institute and presented at the 2021 Parliament of the World's Religions in October.  

Shaun Casey

October 28, 2021

Biden Meets Pope Francis amid Rift With U.S. Bishops

Senior Fellow Shaun Casey is quoted in this U.S. News article, where he discusses the relationship and similarities between President Biden and Pope Francis in light of their October 2021 meeting in Rome. 

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Cardinal Robert McElroy speaking in front of a podium in Copley Formal Lounge

January 6, 2025

Georgetown Welcomes Cardinal Robert McElroy as New Archbishop of Washington

Over the past decade, McElroy has visited Georgetown and engaged with events hosted by the Berkley Center and the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life. He also contributed a chapter to the Georgetown University Press book A World Free from Nuclear Weapons: The Vatican Conference on Disarmament, co-edited by the late Rev. Drew Christiansen, S.J., then a Berkley Center senior fellow.

A family prays at a burial site as the sun comes down on a cloudy day

December 13, 2024

Student Research on Religion and COVID-19 in Sri Lanka

In "The Right to Bury Their Dead," Minahil Mahmud (SFS'25) examines the challenges faced by the Muslim community in Sri Lanka when the government of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa mandated in April 2020 that all victims of COVID-19 would be cremated, irrespective of their religious beliefs.

Roses and stained glass in a church.

November 26, 2024

Brian Flanagan Quoted on Synod on Synodality Final Report

Religion News Service article quotes Research Fellow Brian Flanagan on the impact of Pope Francis' support for the final report from the Synod on Synodality, the Catholic Church's recently concluded three-year consultation process.

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